Hose-reel



(No Model.)

L. GILBERT. Hose Reel.

Patented May 24,1881.

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WM? Z N PEIERS. Prune-Lithographer, Washington. D. C. V

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS GILBERT, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HOSE-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,961, dated May 24, 1881,

Application filed September 30, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,Lnw1s GILBERT, of the city of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented an Improved Hose-Reel, of which the following is a specification; and Ido hereby declare that in the sameis contained afull, clear, and exact description of my said invention, reference being had to accompanying drawings, and to theletters of referen ce marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class of hosereels in which the hose when wound thereon is in a position to admit of the escape of all water therefrom, thereby preventing the "gradual destruction of the hose from mildew or rot, as is the result when hose is retained in a damp condition for a considerable period of time.

The said invention consists in the novel construction of certain parts of the reel, whereby the hose may be more easily and readily coiled thereon, as will hereinafter fully appear.

In the further description of my said invention which follows, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which- Figure I is a vertical section of the improved hose-reel. Fig. II is an exterior view of the same with the hose wound thereon. Fig. III is a plan of the reel without the hose.

Similar letters ot'.refence indicate similar parts in all the views.

A is the reel, consisting of a conical frame of strips or slats, a, and supporting-heads b. The reel is fitted to turn freely upon a wheeled truck, B, and around a central shaft, 0, secured to the same.

In order that the hose may be made to take (No model.)

the form of a true spiral, and thereby allow of the proper drainage of water therefrom, I provide the base of the reel with a spiral projection, d, extending preferably entirely around the reel, upon the upper edge of which the first turn of the hose rests.

O and D are respectively the upper and the lower clamp for the hose, and the latter is formed of two jaws, e and f, the one, 0, being fixed, and the other, f, pivoted in such manner as to enable the same to be turned down to admit of the attachment and detachment of the hose.

The upper end of the reel is provided with a crank, E, by means of which it may be revolved in coiling the hose, and the'wheeled truck with a handle, F, for moving the device from place to place.

I am aware that hose has been supported on a vertical reel by means of books arranged spirally around the reel; but such construction diflers from mine in that the hose cannot be properly coiled by simply revolving the reel after the attachment of one end of the hose thereto. In my invention it is only necessary to connect the hose to the lower clamp and revolve the reel in a proper direction to effect a uniform and compact coil.

I claim as my invention a A vertical revoluble hose-reel having at its base a projecting flange with a helical upper edge or surface, and clamping devices for securing the ends of the hose, substantially as herein specified.

LEWIS GILBERT.

Witnesses:

HARRY V. ALBAUGH, DAVID G. ORISE. 

